Boris (real name : Philippe Dhondt, born on May 19, 1965, in Roubaix, France) is a French singer, songwriter, composer and radio host on Radio Galaxie (a radio in Nord-Pas-de-Calais). He participated in many dance projects and remains particularly famous for having created the character of Boris in the late 1990s, which had huge success with the top three hit singles "Soirée disco" and "Miss Camping", and for his hit "Le Dormeur", a top ten hit in France, recorded when he was member of Pleasure Game band, in 1991.Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 344,345 () He received ten Gold discs during the 1990s in Benelux.
Discography
Albums 1996 : Boris: 18 Rêves, 18 Visions - #6 in France, Gold 1996 : Cyber Boris 1999 : Dj Xam & Boris: L'album 2004 : Le Carnaval des Fracassés (under the name Boris Team)
Singles
As Pleasure Game YearTitleChartCertification (FR)FRPleasure Game discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 6, 2008)BEL (WA)1991"Le Dormeur"9——"Le Seigneur des ténèbres"17——1992"Activez les plaisirs"———1993"Capitaine Flam"16——"Le petit chien qui fume"43——1994"Chérie je t'aime" / "Mustapha"———
As Boris YearTitleChartCertification (FR)Boris Certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved October 6, 2008)FRBoris & DJ Xam discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 6, 2008)BEL (WA)Boris & DJ Xam discography and peak positions in Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop.be (Retrieved October 6, 2008)1995"Soirée disco"11Gold"Miss Camping"32Silver"La Lettre"3727—1996"À toute berzingue"4921—2004"(Cette fille est une...) Poupin-up (elle a même pas d'...)"52——
With DJ Xam YearTitleChartCertification (FR)FRBEL (WA)1999"Ta mère elle va jumper"26——"T'es zinzin"1110Silver2000"Arrête j'ai mal à la tête !!!"———"Last Train to Ibiza"———
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